I’m taking an Easter Break from my Swenglish project and am celebrating by going to Edinburgh to stay with my friend Laura. Laura Kerr is a radio DJ and presents her own music and literature show “Light and Dark” at local station Castle Fm, and I…
Last weekend we embarked on our South Downs Way odyssey – an epic journey full of emotion, bad map reading and Germolene emergencies. I was a little late owing to a wrong turn in Petworth and the fact that, having been on a speed awareness course last week, I was driving like Miss Marple. Oh [...]
I was living in Victoria, B.C. when I first learned of female genital mutilation. One wonders at a culture that would remove a clitoris. What is the purpose? The clitoris is the point of excitement for a woman. Yes, vaginal … Continue rea…
This is a recipe I’ve been experimenting with and although this loaf isn’t perfectly shaped, the bread is spot on! It makes a nice dense loaf, yet not too heavy. And it’s simple! I knead the dough in the mixing … Continue re…
Last night I attended the monthly WordUp meet up here in Brighton, where WordPress geeks and users come together to share knowledge about WordPress. A lot of these meet-ups are very geeky: WordPress site builders, designers, content strategists ̵…
Once upon a time, I wanted to write a story that revolved around Genghis Khan. It was a crap idea, but I was young and didn’t know better. The trouble was that before I could write a word, I had to read loads of stuff about Genghis Khan. And by the time I was half [...]
Last night the Cartoon County group met in the Brighton’s Cricketers pub – and I went along to chat to other comics enthusiasts. As well as meeting the legendary David Lloyd, I got to chat to comics creators such as Joe Decie (check out his awesome web comic What I Drew), Karrie Fransman (creator [...]
There were several boxes of books just inside the door last weekend at Brighton Veg Fest. From Crisis to Peace: The Organic Vegan Way is the Answer was free for the taking. I picked up one and have been flipping … Continue reading →
Sara Jane Glendinning is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who comes out to the SafeHouse Experimental sessions. She owns a Coach House where she hosts holistic, eco events. It’s also a great venue for concerts: very cosy with pin-dropping…
At last, Mike Weatherley has responded to the simple question “Which way did you vote on the NHS Reforms?” Well, I say responded… A couple of points worth mentioning. 38 Degrees are in no way connected to the Labour Party. This is a line that has been trotted out before by Tory MP’s. One wonders [...]
